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Crazy Love: Dealing with Your Partner's Problem Personality

July 22, 2015; 1-2pm ET
1 CE: $29 members; $49 nonmembers

Join Dr. W. Brad Johnson for a discussion of his popular book, Crazy Love: Dealing with Your Partner's Problem Personality. Why are we attracted, often repeatedly, to specific problem personalities? Is it possible to make these relationships work? In ACA's latest webinar, participants will explore the most common personality disorders; their impact on intimate relationships; and insights into setting limits, self-care, and the real consequences of choosing a life with or without a challenging partner

Counselors will learn:

Key DSM-5 criteria on personality disorders.

What clients can expect relationally if their partner has a personality disorder or traits.

Strategies to help your clients navigate these difficult relationships.

Dr. Johnson teaches in the counseling program of the Graduate School of Education at Johns Hopkins University, where he has been awarded the university’s Teaching Excellence Award. He is also professor at the U.S. Naval Academy and has served as a member of professional ethics committees and institution review boards. Dr. Johnson has authored more than one hundred book chapters and twelve books, including the Ethics Desk Reference for Counselors, 2nd Edition.

ON-DEMAND WEBINARS

1 CE: $29 members; $49 nonmembers

If you are looking for proven alternatives to traditional treatments—and new ways for survivors of trauma to reclaim their lives—this webinar is for you. Join Dr. Bessel van der Kolk for a lively discussion of his 2014 book, The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Treatment of Trauma. Does traumatic stress rearrange the brain’s wiring—specifically areas dedicated to pleasure, engagement, control, and trust? Dr. Bessel van der Kolk believes it does. He also believes these areas can be reactivated through innovative treatments including neurofeedback, mindfulness techniques, play, and yoga.

Bessel A. van der Kolk, M.D. is an internationally recognized leader in the field of psychological trauma. He has been active as a clinician, researcher, and teacher in the area of posttraumatic stress and related phenomena since the 1970s. Dr. van der Kolk is past President of the International Society for Traumatic Stress Studies, Professor of Psychiatry at Boston University Medical School, and Medical Director of the Trauma Center at JRI in Brookline, Massachusetts. He has taught at universities and hospitals across the United States and around the world, including Europe, Africa, Russia, Australia, Israel, and China. His work integrates developmental, biological, psychodynamic, and interpersonal aspects of the impact of trauma and its treatment.

Can't make the date and/or time? All ACA webinars are available to watch on demand for up to one year after purchase. Instructions will be included within your registration confirmation. Technical questions djohnson@counseling.org.

7 Webinars6 Speakers7 CEs

Remember October 1, 2014 when we thought the DSM-5 would be implemented? Then the World Health Organization postponed implementation of the ICD-10 until October 1, 2015 triggering the same delay for the DSM-5 implementation. Well the wait is over! The 5-axis diagnosis will be gone! We will all need to start using the DSM-5 and the ICD-10 on October 1, 2015.

This series will provide you with all of the tools you will need to start using the DSM-5.

General Introduction/Gender Dysphoria

This presentation will review major structural, philosophical, and diagnostic changes found within the DSM-5. Participants will also learn about a new diagnostic category, Gender Dysphoria, and review criteria sets for adolescents/adults and children.

Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD, LPC, NCC, ACS, is an assistant professor of counseling at Argosy University in Washington, DC. Her clinical experience includes 15+ years of experience within community mental healthcare settings and work as a disaster mental health responder. Dr. Dailey's latest publication is lead author of the book, DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors. She is co-chair of the ACA Ethics Committee and President-elect of the Maryland Counseling Association.

Substance Abuse/Disruptive Impulse Control/Conduct Disorder

This webinar provides an overview of the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for Substance-Related and Addictive Disorders and Disruptive, Impulse-Control, and Conduct Disorders. The presenter will discuss implications for clinical practice.

Shannon Karl, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, CCMHC is Associate Professor with the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University. She has extensive clinical mental health experience. Dr. Karl is also a Past-Secretary of the Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). She is a co-author of the DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors and has presented on the topic at regional, national, and international conferences.

Trauma/OCD/Anxiety

In this webinar, Trauma and Stress-Related Disorders, Obsessive Compulsive and Related Disorders, and Anxiety Disorders will be discussed. Participants will learn about changes to the DSM-5 criteria with regards to the aforementioned disorders. Diagnostic criteria will be explored.

Victoria E. Kress, Ph.D./LPCC-S, NCC is the director of the clinical mental health and addictions counseling programs at Youngstown State University. She has over 20 years of experience in various clinical settings. She was the 2012 recipient of the ACA Counselor Educator Advocacy Award, and the 2013 recipient of the ACA Distinguished Mentor Award. She has published nearly 100 refereed articles. Her most recent book is entitled, Treating Those with Mental Disorders: A Comprehensive Approach to Case Conceptualization and Treatment.

Depression/Bi-polar

This presentation will review major structural and diagnostic changes found within the DSM-5 regarding the diagnoses of Depression and Bi-polar spectrums. Participants will also learn about these diagnostic categories and review criteria sets.

Carman S. Gill is Associate Professor for Florida Atlantic University's counseling programs. Dr. Gill worked as the counseling program chair for Argosy University, DC. She also has extensive counseling experience as a crisis services manager, inpatient unit counselor, and crisis services clinician covering three hospital emergency departments. Dr. Gill has published widely on ethics, distance supervision, poor, rural women, forgiveness and substance use disorder. She is a co-author on the Learning Companion to the DSM-5.

Schizophrenia Spectrum Disorders

The presenter will discuss the schizophrenia spectrum disorders, disorders that "look like" schizophrenia but fall short in meeting the full criteria, and the importance of diagnostic accuracy for psychotic disorders.

Todd F. Lewis, Ph.D, LPC, NCC. is Associate Professor of Counseling and Counselor Education at North Dakota State University. He has a long history of clinical work. Dr. Lewis has taught assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning, motivational interviewing, substance abuse counseling, and quantitative research methods. He is the 2012 recipient of the Teaching Excellence Award from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.

Assessment/Emerging Measure/Recording-Coding

There will be a discussion of philosophical shifts in the DSM-5. Counselors will learn non axial diagnoses and transitioning to ICD-10 coding. Cross-cutting and dimensional assessment measures will be discussed. Finally, counselors will learn how to incorporate these changes into their clinical practice.

Casey A. Barrio Minton Ph.D, is Associate Professor and counseling program coordinator at the University of North Texas. Her clinical experience includes outpatient, residential, intensive outpatient, and inpatient mental health settings with a focus on crisis intervention and stabilization. She co-authored DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors. She is the editor of the Journal of Counselor Leadership and Advocacy, and is a past president of Chi Sigma Iota International and the Association for Assessment and Research in Counseling.

Wrap Up/Answer remaining questions from all sessions

BONUS SESSION

In addition to summarizing key points for all presentations and concluding the webinar, this presentation will address remaining questions from the previous sessions. Implications for counselor using the DSM-5 and trends for the profession regarding diagnostic nosology will also be highlighted.

Stephanie F. Dailey, EdD, LPC, NCC, ACS, is an assistant professor of counseling at Argosy University in Washington, DC. Her clinical experience includes 15+ years of experience within community mental healthcare settings and work as a disaster mental health responder. Dr. Dailey's latest publication is lead author of the book, DSM-5 Learning Companion for Counselors. She is co-chair of the ACA Ethics Committee and President-elect of the Maryland Counseling Association.

2 CEs$49 members
$79 non-members

Barbara Herlihy, Ph.D., LPC, LPC-S

is University Research Professor in the Counselor Education Program at the University of New Orleans. In the past, she has held faculty positions at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater, the University of Houston-Clear Lake, and Loyola University of New Orleans. She earned her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology from Northwestern University. A Licensed Professional Counselor in Louisiana and Texas, a Board-Approved LPC Supervisor in Louisiana and Texas, and a National Certified Counselor, Dr. Herlihy has served as a school counselor, community agency counselor, and counselor in private practice. She is the co-author with Gerald Corey of the ACA Ethical Standards Casebook, Sixth Edition (2006), and Boundary Issues in Counseling, Second Edition (American Counseling Association, 2006). She is also co-author with Courtland Lee and Sam Gladding of the forthcoming book, Counseling as a Profession: Our Past, Present, and Possible Future, to be published by the American Counseling Association Foundation. She is a past-Chair of the ACA Ethics Committee, and served as a member of the 2005 ACA Ethics Code Revision Taskforce. Author of numerous published articles and book chapters on the topics of ethical issues, diversity and social justice, and feminist therapy, Dr. Herlihy has presented workshops and seminars on ethical issues across the United States and internationally.

Gerald Corey, Ed.D., ABPPGerald Corey is a Professor Emeritus of Human Services at California State University at Fullerton; a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology, American Board of Professional Psychology; a licensed psychologist; a National Certified Counselor; a Fellow of the American Psychological Association (Counseling Psychology); a Fellow of the American Counseling Association; and a Fellow of the Association for Specialists in Group Work. Dr. Corey teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in group counseling, as well as courses in experiential groups, the theory and practice of counseling, and ethics in counseling. He is the author or co-author of 15 counseling textbooks currently in print as well as numerous journal articles. Along with his wife, Marianne Schneider Corey, Dr. Corey has conducted group counseling training workshops for mental health professionals at many universities in the United States, as well as in Canada, Mexico, China, Hong Kong, Korea, Germany, Belgium, Scotland, England, and Ireland. They received the Association for Specialists in Group Work's Eminent Career Award in 2001. Dr. Corey earned his doctorate in counseling from the University of Southern California.

Program Description: The presenters will address a range of topic related to the revised 2014 ACA Code of Ethics and provide highlights on the new 7th edition of the ACA Ethical Standards Casebook (2015) and also the 3rd edition of Boundary Issues in Counseling (2015). Focus will be on competence, managing value conflicts, and counselor education and supervision. Emphasis will also be given to effectively and ethically managing boundary issues in the practice of counseling.

Learning Objectives:

To offer audience participants an opportunity to raise questions of the presenters on the topics of the program.

To explore the role of values in the counseling process and to provide guidelines for ethically managing a counselor’s values in his or her professional work.

To highlight a few of the challenges involved in acquiring and maintaining competence.

To explore a few ethical issues in clinical supervision.

To examine some of the 2014 standards that apply to counselor education.

To introduce the topic of learning how to define and manage professional boundaries.

7 CEs
8 speakers
$119 members
$159 non-members

Remember when you were in graduate school and you looked forward to helping people because it was the right thing to do? Then you worked in agencies and eventually had a private practice and you thought: “Hey, there is an actual financial piece to all of this.” And you thought “this sure wasn’t covered in graduate school!” Here is your chance to learn from eight counselors who care about their clients AND need to make a living. Another added benefit…when you make more money, you can create more pro-bono slots in your schedule. These counselors all have an entrepreneurial spirit. Listen to their strategies and learn how to combine the ideal and the practical. After all, profit is not a four-letter word!

Along with a thriving private practice in Texas, Stephanie Adams, MA, LPC founded BeginningCounselor: Growing Happy, Healthy New Counselors, a social networking site for new counselors.

Securing Government Contracts
Jason King & Russ Gaede

Jason King, PhD, DCMHS, ASC has a private practice in Utah, and is the Clinical Director of the Life Enhancement Center in Provo, Utah. He is also Chair of the Utah Clinical Mental Health Counselor Licensing Board. Russ Gaede, PsyD, LMHC has a private practice, is the Executive Director of the Life Enhancement Center in Provo, Utah. He is also a Certified Behavioral Crisis Counselor with the State of Utah and Disaster Relief Worker with the American Red Cross.

Rob Reinhardt, LPCS, NCC is the CEO of Tame Your Practice, a private practice consulting firm. In addition to running a successful practice himself, he helps mental health and other professionals grow their practices, with a focus on efficient and compliant use of technology. Rob is also column editor of the "Tech Tutor" column of Counseling Today.

Using a Sales Cycle to Increase your Credibility, Likability, and Trust to Get More Clients
Deb Legge

Deborah Legge PhD CRC LMHC has been in private practice for over 20 years. In addition to her practice, Deb is a Private Practice Consultant and Mentor. She is the co-founder Influential Therapist, where she helps mental health professionals build successful and sustainable private practices.

Does One Size Fit All? How to Successfully Get and Keep Your Clients
Janis Manalang

Janis Manalang, MA, LPC is the founder/CEO/Director of the Key Center. With private practices in two locations, Janis is licensed in the State of Florida and Virginia. Janis is currently working on her Doctorate in Education: Focusing on Counseling and Supervision.

Ryan Thomas Neace, MA, LPC, NCC, CCMHC is a therapist who started successful private practices in Missouri and Virginia, and founded CounselingInternships.com. Ryan blogs for the American Counseling Association and The Huffington Post, and is an adjunct professor of psychology both online and on-ground.

When Building a Practice, Don't Forget the Final 10%
Anthony Centore

Anthony Centore PhD, LMHC, is Founder of Thriveworks; a counseling company, with locations in 5 states. He is Author of "How to Thrive in Counseling Private Practice: The Insider’s Guide to Starting and Growing a Counseling Therapy Business."
A Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts

6 weeks, 6 topics, 6 CEs

The ACA Code of Ethics has a home on the desk of nearly every counselor in the country as a reliable, credible reference tool for everyday professional life. In the nine years since it was published, however, a lot has changed. Particularly regarding the use of technology. So after three years of research and discussion, in March, the Ethics Revision Task Force released the new 2014 ACA Code of Ethics—updated to reflect new challenges in our changing society.

How will the new Code impact the clinical counselor… the student… the counselor educator? Get the answers you need and the insights you deserve in ACA’s 6-part webinar series.

This unique webinar experience features an hour-long interview with living legend, Dr. Irv Yalom, conducted by ACA's own Rebecca Daniel-Burke… followed by a live 30-minute Q&A session. Join Rebecca for an unforgettable exploration of Dr. Yalom's work: his award-winning books, his psychotherapy practice, his passions, interests, and so much more.

$49 for ACA members, $79 for non-members1.5 CEs

"This is the most intriguing novel I've read in many a year. Irvin Yalom has created a taut, deeply informative page turner. I enthusiastically recommend The Spinoza Problem."

Sir Anthony Hopkins, actor

"Irvin Yalom is the most significant writer of psychological fiction in the world today. I didn't think he could top When Nietzsche Wept or The Schopenhauer Cure, but he has. The Spinoza Problem is a masterpiece."Martin E. P. Seligman, author of Flourish, Past President of American Psychological Association

"I believe Irv Yalom to be the greatest living psychotherapist. He speaks to counselors, psychiatrists, and others with the same depth of knowledge and inspiration. As a brand new counselor, I read Love's Executioner. The rich stories of the relationship with the client really spoke to me. More than twenty years later I read 'Staring at the Sun' and was again deeply moved by Dr. Yalom's views on life, work, and death. His profound and timeless writings not only inspired a young clinician, they helped a seasoned professional to embrace and celebrate the magic of our work."Rebecca Daniel-Burke, ACA Director of Professional Development

Dr. Maheu is the Executive Director of the TeleMental Health Institute, where mental health professionals earn continuing education (CE) for telemental health. Her leadership at the Institute has inspired the development of more than 84 hours of instruction.. As Editor-in-Chief of the TeleMental Health News, she oversees the publication of a weekly newsletter as a free service to help educate a community of more than 10,000 licensed professionals. She is the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of SelfhelpMagazine, an online portal that is an award-winning, peer-reviewed publication holding contributions from thousands of mental health professionals worldwide.

She has authored the following Books:

E-Health, Telehealth & Telemedicine A Guide to Startup and Success

This academic/professional book was co-authored by Pamela Whitten, Ph.D. and Ace Allen, M.D. This text is a hands-on resource that shows how communication technologies can be designed, implemented, and managed to help professionals expand and transform their professional roles. Step by step, the authors reveal how to introduce innovative communication tools to a wide range of settings. This indispensable book contains suggestions for program development, ethical, legal and regulatory solutions, and technical options.

The Mental Health Professional and the New Technologies: A Handbook for Practice Today

Dr. Maheu's book, The Mental Health Professional and the New Technologies: A Handbook for Practice Today was co-authored with Myron Pulier, M.D., Joseph McMenamin, M.D., Esq., Frank Wilhelm, Ph.D., and Nancy Brown-Connolly, RN, MSN. Written by this highly specialized multidisciplinary team, this text serves as a how-to manual for both the beginner and the seasoned telehealth professional. It gives a wide range of examples for how to use (and not use) email, chat rooms, telephones and videoconferencing with clients.

As a professional counselor, you learn to conduct a suicide assessment in graduate school. How long has it been since you put that knowledge to use? If a suicidal client is sitting before you today, are you confident in your approach to suicide assessment as well as non-suicidal self-injury (i.e., "cutting")?

Speakers and Topics:

Victoria E. Kress, Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC is a professor, counseling clinic director, and the director of the clinical mental health, and addictions counseling programs at Youngstown State University. She has over 20 years of clinical and supervisory experience working in various settings such as community mental health centers, hospitals, residential treatment facilities, private practices, and college counseling centers. Dr. Kress has published over 75 refereed articles, numerous book chapters, and has co-authored a book on diagnosing and treating mental disorders.

Dr. SeriaShia Chatters, Ph.D., LMHC is an Assistant Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling in Schools and Communities Program in the Department of Educational Psychology, Counseling, and Special Education at The Penn State University, University Park. Dr. Chatters is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor and Professional School Counselor. She has taught courses and workshops nationally and internationally in diagnosis, assessment, multicultural counseling, and bullying prevention.

Suicide: Assessment ConsiderationsDrs. Darcy and Paul Granello

Darcy Haag Granello, Ph.D., LPCC is a Professor of Counselor Education in the College of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University. She is an Ohio Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with a Supervising Credential. She has published over 60 articles in peer-reviewed national journals, has made over 100 international, national, and state presentations, and has secured over $750,000 in grants. She is also the co-author of three books. Dr. Haag Granello has received 6 years of funding from the Substance Abuse Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to develop and implement a comprehensive suicide prevention plan for the OSU campus.

Paul Granello, PhD, LPCC is a Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervising credentials. He is able to draw upon a multitude of therapy approaches to find the method that will fit best with the specific needs of his clients. Dr. Granello has presented at state, national, and international conferences on topics related to counseling, suicide, and wellness. He is also dedicated to the local community and has provided numerous workshops on health and wellness topics for both the Ohio State and Columbus communities.

Theodore P. Remley Jr, Ph.D., JD, LPC, MFT holds the Batten Endowed Chair in Counseling at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia, where he is the Graduate Program Director of the master's and doctoral Counseling Graduate Programs. He is licensed as a Professional Counselor in Virginia, Louisiana, and Mississippi, and is a member of the bar in Virginia and Florida. He is licensed as a Marriage and Family Therapist in Louisiana. Dr. Remley has chaired the counselor licensure boards in Virginia and Mississippi, and has served on the board in Washington, D.C., and Louisiana. He has served as a school counselor, college counselor, U. S. Army officer, and has had a private practice in both counseling and law. He is a former Executive Director of the American Counseling Association.

Non-Suicidal Self-Injury: A Treatment OverviewDr. Rachel Hoffman

Dr. Rachel Hoffman, Ph.D., LPC is an Ohio-Licensed Professional Clinical Counselor with Supervisory Endorsement. Dr. Hoffman is a faculty member in Master’s in Mental Health Counseling Program at Walden University. She has previously worked as a clinical director at a behavioral healthcare organization. Dr. Hoffman has authored over 15 scholarly journal articles and book chapters. She has presented over 70 times at national, state, and local conferences and workshops.

Self-Care for Counselors Working with NSSI and Completed SuicideDr. Shannon Karl

Shannon Karl, Ph.D., LMHC, NCC, CCMHC is an Associate Professor with the Center for Psychological Studies at Nova Southeastern University. She has extensive clinical mental health experience and is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor in the State of Florida as well as a National Certified Counselor and a Clinically Certified Mental Health Counselor. Dr. Karl has published in the areas of eating disorders, domestic violence, counseling student performance, attachment and school satisfaction, spirituality in counseling as affected by client chronic physical pain, and the DSM-5.

Based on your requests for specific examples of rendering a diagnosis using new DSM-5 diagnostic tools, ACA has arranged for a special 2-hour webinar by Jason H. King, PhD, CMHC, DCMHS, ACS and Matthew R. Buckley, EdD, CMHC, NCC, ACS.

During graduate studies we learn a basic set of counseling theories, strategies, and techniques. Although we try to meet the client where they are, we end up using that basic set of skills that work for us.

Dr. Scott Halzman
Dr. Halzman, former Brown University Professor of Psychiatry and the author of The Secrets of Surviving Infidelity, believes infidelity is treatable and trust CAN be rebuilt. Attend this webinar to hear about his treatment plan, review cognitive-behavioral approaches to relationships, and explore research into the neurochemistry of attraction.

What happens to the brain under severe stress? Which lobes may disengage? What are the neurological/behavioral consequences of such a shut-down? What are the physical reactions of a typical stress response? What happens to executive functioning?

One great thing about being a counselor is there are so many places to perform the trade. One can work for schools, employee assistance programs, group practices/agencies, nonprofits, residential care, government-funded programs and clinics, hospitals and many others.

This powerful and intensive series will prepare you—or enhance the skills you already possess—for the highly specialized field of military counseling.

The series is not a textbook treatment of trauma or a PowerPoint overview of PTSD. Instead, you will hear from recognized experts in military counseling, including counseling professionals who served tours of duty in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay. These seven presenters are helping professionals who are on the front lines here in the U.S., working every day with returning vets who are trying to get their lives back, find jobs, reconnect with their families, and learn how to cope with debilitating physical injuries and mental trauma.

These presenters see what is working and what is not. Now they want to share their most effective techniques and strategies with you. Because, in many cases, there is no time for a trial and error approach.

Our military clients deserve the very best chance to recover and move forward. And you deserve the very best training that our profession can offer.

Important Webinar Series Information

What if I miss one or more of the webinars?
No problem, you can watch any/all of the webinars you have missed on-demand after the live event. Sorry but you cannot sign up for single sessions within this series.

How late can I register for the series?
You can register at any time, but registration will close for each live event one hour prior to the event. If you register after one or more webinars have already occurred, you will be able to access the previous webinars on-demand.

When will I receive my password for each event?
An individual password for each live event will be sent to you via email the day before the event. Emails for on-demand webinars will be sent out with viewing instructions at the time of purchase.

If you do not receive this email, please check your spam filter or junk folder for an email from aca@commpartners.com.

ACA’s newest set of counselor competencies provides a resource for working with multiracial individuals and families — a population that is growing three times as fast as America’s population as a whole.